The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-05-28

buried together on that hill, and the
mound marks their resting place. The
sun prevailed Oh the god OF rain TO
allow no clouds to pass over the spot
so he could daily see the grave OF ais
son. The yearly rainfall Al The mission
is less than half an iuch. They how
ever have heavy dews.
Oswald wrote he could be expected
here any time last week, as the festival
lasts but few more days. lfnot here to-
morrow will telegraph tor him To come
immediat, ly. We will likely 90 ,ogeth-
CT to San Diego and try To visit the old
places of interest around that part OF
the country.
Emma Abbott, Booth. Clara Morris
and Patti were here this winter. All
had jammed houses every night. Patti
brought along a dog (hlli headed all
Over) from Mexico. II needed more
attention than sixteen CUES :.
Is "Beaut." still in the land of the
living? Suppose he misses the empty
bottles | used to fire at him instead of
hallOoing. No, my voice did not get
well; has improved however; can
talk in husky tone that is Tar better
than whispering; have not called on
those parties yet; been putting il off in
hope of doing SO with Il clear voice
will call soon though. Have been up
several times TO see Mr.. Pigott, in his
beautiful home in the midst of park
overlooking the city and valley. No
wonder he does not leave here. Inuui
red about your father and all his old
Lexington friends. He is well posted In
regard to the goings-on at Lexington ;
takes | believe the papers. Give Bob
my thanks for pointers in regard to
those affairs; if there is All excursion
of visitors from San Diego into Mexi-
leo will answer from there.
Have not recovered that Mexican dog
yet. As l could not pack him every
where in my pocket, used to leave him
in my room, and feeling lonely and sad
for amusement he woald run up the
scale from prestissimo to an octave
above high &, and down again. with
variations, 9uavers and sharps inter-
mingled. He had u beautiful and
strong voice that never weakened. Ouc
day | returned to find the door ajar
and the purp gone. The alarm bell
was sounded, the whole household ap-
peared, all said left it that way; each
one declared he noticed me as | went
out; marvellous how many persons
were looking at that door when lie fl :;
against such evidence there was no
alibi but Pll never believe it; in his
hood and cloak he cut a dash on the
street, the admiration of the town, he
could dance the Lancers on the coun-
terpane without missing step: and
then spread out on the pillows to cool
his fevered form. When Oswald and
would get on couple of Cabcl-
los, little ponies about as large
as cali, who seem never to tire. gal
lop all day with their stomachs nearly
touching the ground, aud sail out in
the country, he would howl Tor de-
light, and on looking back we could
see him 'Just coming" jumping up
out OF the grass now and then to get
Our whereabouts. The horses would
jump the water conductors Conveying
water over the country, as il does not
rain here from March to january at a
bound. Sooner or later wall from
the rear wonid apprise us that he had
reached the ''sankee and was afraid
to jump over Ist DIS MIGHT geistre,chl
General Miles. the great Indian fight
er, and his staff are quartercd here in
a large building near the center of the
city. Over it floats the flag. They were
at the festival in uniform. Portuguese,
Spaniards, Italians and Chinese here in
abundance, but the coiored brother is
scarce, you can walk the streets for
hours without meeting one.
forgot to say the festival proceeds
are for some noble purpose; | forget
just what for. Nearly every visitor
here stays Il night at the beach to look
at the sun as it sets in the sea.
All about Los Angeles are groves on
groves of orange, banana and fig trees
and vineyards; You can ride for miles
with them on each side, as far as the
eye can see. All orange trees have a
ring of cotton around the trunk satu-
rated with something to keep the scale
bug Ga recent ARRIVAL down. The
eucalyptus tree tiourishes, gets to be a
monarch in five years, it can be cut off
and springs up again. The leaves are
great as fever remedy, although that
affection is unknown here. 1t grows
tall and short limbed like poplar, with
leaves about an inch wide and ten
long; roots penetrate the ground twenty
deep and hOurIshes where ali else
would die. Immense to dry up marshes
and damp localities; sucks up water
like sponge.
Greatly in favor here of dividing the
state and having the lower part as the
state of Southern California, with the
capitol at this place, which has the
boom and will probably be the town of
this land. San Diego is the gem of the
world in regard to climate, and has Il
bay that beats San Francisco, but has
no back country and is out of the rail-
way center. Still, it will be an i'm
nense summer resort. The tempera-
ure there is never below forty degrees,
never above eighty-two. Their bath
nS place, however, has one drawback
n the shape of 'stingsrees', that a
'ather is liable to step q - ls,bja
low though; five hundo -
IN new hotel.
There is an "Ostrich
last OF here, about hundf64UI
here. They have formidable WI - !
n the shape OF their middle toe, strong,
lorny and sharp, and when not well
watched have a social sct-lo, ripping
LIQUIDS of feathers from each other, |
'ntil one finally falls from exhaustion. |
iumanlike they all pitch on the one |
hats down and level the farm with |
lm. The owner gathers up and takes |
he feathers TO town and returns with |
ceansot wealth and revels inluxnfs un-,
II the next battle. WheneNiefntb1Ili ilee}j
ats appear on the street N1oEfdslYI u
dorned with feathers, the iQ|l1f a6l|
re made aware that the Ostr1Sii0s hkt4f b
'd another contest for city register
Oswald saw baby tarantula on the
fountain; he seized ten foot pole,
reathed a silent prayer and waded in
cover the ground with gore ere he
led. The enemy was brought here in
Is watch, and WAS TO be sent to WIN.
I1nkler, but was laid on the window
Ii to dry and afterward could not be
and. +
I'll mention that in taking in the
ountains 1 saw BernardinO, called
q Badly tor SHORTY the little mules
equently stop at the bottom put down
eir heads and refuse TO 90 up. The {
llde does not seize plank and whale
way as they do in Missouri, but fakes I
1t poem and recites, before the end {
the second cantO the mules are half /
ay mp and still flying. I
Some miles south of here are shown {
cliffs from which Ponce deLeon first '
zed out on the Pacific. This is the +
lrd place Thus far shown from which I